Forced into marriage as a very young lady to the dashing Duke of Girton, who promptly abandons her for the continent, leaving the marriage unconsummated, Gina is reunited with her groom, who discovers that his naive bride has blossomed into the toast of society and that he must woo his own wife. Ori[...]
The WomanLady Henrietta Maclellan longs for the romantic swirl of a London season. But as a rusticating country maiden, she has always kept her sensuous nature firmly under wraps -- until she meets Simon Darby. Simon makes her want to whisper promises late at night, exchange kisses on a balcony, rec[...]
It is whispered behind the fans of London's dowagers and in the corners of fashionable ballrooms that scandal follows willfully wild Lady Beatrix Lennox wherever she goes.Three years before, the debutante created a sensation by being found in a distinctly compromising position. Now, the ton has bran[...]
A quartet of popular romance authors--Victoria Alexander, Liz Carlyle, Eloisa James, and Cathy Maxwell--chronicles the romantic ups and downs for four sets of star-crossed lovers who are given the chance to set the past right, in an anthology of original romance tales. Original.[...]
Tired of playing the virtuous wife while her scoundrel of a husband causes scandal after scandal, Helene, the Countess Godwin, decides to turn her life upside down, only to find herself falling in love once again with own husband. Original.[...]
The oldest of four orphaned sisters, Tess Essex knows that it is her duty to marry quickly in order arrange matches for her three younger sisters, but her plans are threatened when her fiancé runs away, one of her sisters elopes, and she is confronted by a reluctant wedding to the irredeemable rogu[...]
The rules of marriage . . . according to Miss Annabel EssexA husband must be: Rich.Make that very rich. She's had enough of leaky roofs and thread-worn clothing.English.London is the center of the civilized world, and Annabel has a passion for silk and hot water.Amiable.Good-looking would be nice, b[...]
Determined to take a walk on the wild side and to enjoy all the pleasures society has to offer, Imogen, Lady Maitland, suddenly finds herself torn between her former guardian, Rafe, the Duke of Holbrook, and Rafe's long-lost, identical brother, Gabe. Original.[...]
Welcome to a world of reckless sensuality and glittering sophistication . . . of dangerously handsome gentlemen and young ladies longing to gain a title . . . of games played for high stakes, including--on occasion--a lady's virtue.A marquess's sheltered only daughter, Lady Roberta St. Giles falls i[...]
Four years after their romantic wedding, the Duke of Fletcher, disturbed over the growing distance between him and his beautiful wife Perdita, sets out to win back her affections with an artful seduction, in the second volume in the Desperate Duchesses series. Original.[...]
A Mischievous Charade . . . Harriet, Duchess of Berrow, is tired of her title and the responsibilities that come along with it. Enough with proper tea parties and elegant balls; what Harriet really wants is to attend an outrageous soiree where she can unleash her wildest whims and desires. But to at[...]
The Duchess of Cosway yearns for a man she has never met . . . her husband.Married by proxy as a child, Lady Isidore has spent years fending off lecherous men in every European court while waiting to meet her husband. She's determined to accept him, no matter how unattractive the duke turns out to b[...]
Three of the brightest stars ofhistorical romance invite you to a party at the countryhome of the Honorable Marquess of FinchleyHugh Dunne, the Earl of Briarly, needs a wife, so his sisterhands him a list of delectable damsels and promises to invite them--and a few other gentlemen--to her country ho[...]
No man can resist Jemma's sensuous allure . . . Except her own husband Wedding bells celebrating the arranged marriage between the lovely Duchess of Beaumont and her staid, imperturbable duke had scarcely fallen silent when a shocking discovery sent Jemma running from the ducal mansion. For the next[...]
A duke must choose wisely . . .Leopold Dautry, the notorious Duke of Villiers, must wed quickly and nobly--and his choices, alas, are few. The Duke of Montague's daughter, Eleanor, is exquisitely beautiful and fiercely intelligent. Villiers betroths himself to her without further ado.After all, no o[...]
Miss Kate Daltry doesn't believe in fairy tales . . .or happily ever after.Forced by her stepmother to attend a ball, Kate meets a prince . . . and decides he's anything but charming. A clash of wits and wills ensues, but they both know their irresistible attraction will lead nowhere. For Gabriel is[...]
Miss Linnet Berry Thrynne is a Beauty . . . Naturally, she's betrothed to a Beast.Piers Yelverton, Earl of Marchant, lives in a castle in Wales where, it is rumored, his bad temper flays everyone he crosses. And rumor also has it that a wound has left the earl immune to the charms of any woman. Linn[...]
This Duke is Mine He is a duke in search of a perfect bride.She is a lady--but a long way from perfect. Tarquin, the powerful Duke of Sconce, knows perfectly well that the decorous and fashionably slender Georgiana Lytton will make him a proper duchess. So why can't he stop thinking about her twin s[...]
How can she dare to imagine he loves her . . . when all London calls her The Ugly Duchess?Theodora Saxby is the last woman anyone expects the gorgeous James Ryburn, heir to the Duchy of Ashbrook, to marry. But after a romantic proposal before the prince himself, even practical Theo finds herself con[...]
At the behest of three of the most talented historical romance authors writing today, you are cordially invited to a ball. No, a party. No . . . a kidnapping.Taran Ferguson, laird of his clan, is determined that his ancient (if not so honorable) birthright be secured before he dies. When both his ne[...]
Once upon a time...A duke fell in loveGowan Stoughton of Craigievar, Duke of Kinross, values order and self-control above all else. So when he meets a lady as serene as she is beautiful, he promptly asks for her hand in marriage.With a ladyEdie--whose passionate temperament is the opposite of serene[...]
The next fabulous romance by New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James.Having made a fortune, Thorn Dautry, the powerful bastard son of a duke, decides that he needs a wife. But to marry a lady, Thorn must acquire a gleaming, civilized facade, the specialty of Lady Xenobia India.Exquisite, head[...]
Eloisa James returns with another fabulous romance in her New York Times bestselling Desperate Duchesses series As a young girl, Emilia Gwendolyn Carrington told the annoying future Duke of Pindar that she would marry any man in the world before him--so years later she is horrified to realize that s[...]
"Miss Kate Daltry doesn't believe in fairy tales . . .or happily ever after." Forced by her stepmother to attend a ball, Kate meets a prince . . . and decides he's anything but charming. A clash of wits and wills ensues, but they both know their irresistible attraction will lead nowhere. For Gabrie[...]